- The European lithium refiner Livista Energy and African miner CAA Mining have teamed up to build a conversion facility in Takoradi, western Ghana.
- Livista expects the European facility to start production in 2026.
The European lithium refiner Livista Energy and African miner CAA Mining have teamed up to build a conversion facility in Takoradi, western Ghana, as reported by Reuters. The proposed facility will be equipped to convert spodumene, a mineral with lithium content, into an intermediary lithium chemical. The spodumene for the facility will be produced in Ghana. The intermediary lithium chemical would then be exported to the company’s European plant for further refining.
The news agency cited Ghana Minerals Commission CEO Martin Kwaku Ayisi as saying that the new lithium refining facility would provide employment opportunities in Ghana and deliver new sources for the country’s gross domestic product. CAA Mining had already received a licence to mine in the area next to Atlantic Lithium’s Ewoyaa lithium deposit, which is currently in development.
Livista expects the European facility to start production in 2026. The licence area is located near its Mankessim exploration asset, which comprises the Ewoyaa lithium project.